Sad And Lonesome Day
Traditional
Key of D · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongChorus
G D Today has been a lonesome day G D Today has been a lonesome day G D Today has been a lonesome day A7 D And tomorrow ‘s gonna be the same old way
Verse 1
D A7 D D7 Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground D A7 D D7 Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground D A7 D D7 Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground A7 D I watched as the bearers let her down
Verse 2
D A7 D D7 Did you ever hear a church bell tone D A7 D D7 Did you ever hear a church bell tone D A7 D D7 Did you ever hear a church bell tone A7 D You may know by that she’s dead and gone
Verse 3
D A7 D Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade D A7 D Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade D A7 D Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade A7 D And mark the place where I must lay
Verse 4
D A7 D There’s one kind favor I ask of you D A7 D There’s one kind favor I ask of you D A7 D There’s one kind favor I ask of you A7 D See that my grave is kept green